Ebene

See also: ebene and ébène

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ebene, from Old High German ebanī, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, whence also Old English efn (English even), Old Norse jafn.

The sense “plane” is a semantic loan from Latin planum, whereas the sense “storey, floor” is one from English level.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔeːbənə/

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• Hyphenation: Ebe‧ne

Noun

Ebene f (genitive Ebene, plural Ebenen)

1. plain
2. plane
3. storey, floor

Declension

Declension of Ebene [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ebene	die	Ebenen
genitive	einer	der	Ebene	der	Ebenen
dative	einer	der	Ebene	den	Ebenen
accusative	eine	die	Ebene	die	Ebenen

Further reading

• “Ebene” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ebene” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Ebene” in Duden online